
KJ Apa
Biography
Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa (born 17 June 1997) is a New Zealand actor, singer, and musician. He began acting playing Kane Jenkins in the New Zealand primetime soap opera Shortland Street from 2013 to 2015. Apa is best known for portraying Archie Andrews on The CW television series Riverdale (2017-2023), for which he won a Saturn Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.
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Known For
Acting History
2026
Jimmy as Jimmy Stewart
2025A Very Jonas Christmas Movie as Gene
2025The Map That Leads to You as Jack
2024One Fast Move as Wes Neal
2020Songbird as Nico
2020Dead Reckoning as Niko
2020I Still Believe as Jeremy Camp
2019The Last Summer as Griffin
2018The Hate U Give as Chris Bryant
2017Riverdale as Archie Andrews
2017A Dog's Purpose as Teen Ethan
2016The Cul de Sac as Jack
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
1999Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1992Shortland Street as Kane Jenkins
—Let's Have Kids! as Rob
—Untitled Sublime Biopic as Bradley Nowell
—Falling as Jack
—West Pointer









